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Design Basics: Simple Solutions for Attaching, Supporting, and Enclosing Structures

Learn how to attach things permanently and temporarily, design moving components, and choose modular solutions. Discover methods like welding, riveting, and using screws, bolts, and adhesives. Create supports, enclosures, and vessels with clarity and functionality. Explore commercial solutions for automation and bench systems.

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Design Basics: Simple Solutions for Attaching, Supporting, and Enclosing Structures

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  1. Design Basics or how to put together simple things simply

  2. Outline • Attaching things (permanently and temporarily) • Simple structural supports and enclosures, sealing (o-rings) • Designing things that have to move (bearings, tracks, jamming issues) • Modular solutions (MK, macrobench, dexion)

  3. Permanent Attachment • Welding (later) • Brazing (later) • Rivets • Glue • Epoxy • Superglue • Solvent-based adhesives

  4. Temporary Attachment • Wood screws • Sheet metal screws • Machine screws • Set screws • Thumb screws Go to www.mcmaster.com !!!

  5. Temporary Attachment:Fastening with Screws • Wood screws • Sheet metal screws • Machine screws • Set screws • Thumb screws Go to www.mcmaster.com !!!

  6. Screws & Bolts • Terminology

  7. Attachment with Screws & Bolts • Calculate forces according to textbooks like Mechanical Engineering Design by Shigley & Mischke to find the correct size until you have a good gut feeling Examples of attachment on blackboard

  8. Screws & Bolts • How to create threads: tap and die set

  9. Supports, Enclosures, Pressure Vessels • Supports • Take load • Look nice • Enclosures • Visually clear or not • Thermal isolation • Pressure isolation

  10. Supports, Enclosures, Pressure Vessels • Supports • Take load • Look nice • Enclosures • Visually clear or not • Thermal isolation • Pressure isolation Make them SIMPLE!

  11. Supports, Enclosures, Pressure Vessels • Supports • Take load • Look nice • Enclosures • Visually clear or not • Thermal isolation • Pressure isolation Parker Seals http://www.parker.com/sg/sgcatalogs.asp

  12. Things that MOVE pergatory.mit.edu/2.007

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  17. pergatory.mit.edu/2.007

  18. Linear Motion pergatory.mit.edu/2.007

  19. Linear Motion pergatory.mit.edu/2.007

  20. Linear Motion • McMaster-Carr • Order online • CALL for help!

  21. Bearings & lubrication • Rotational & Linear Motion • NEVER put aluminum on aluminum! • USE a BUSHING or BEARING pergatory.mit.edu/2.007

  22. Commercial Solutions

  23. MK Automation • easy attachment • modular • not too cheap • GREAT for enclosures, structures www.MKprofiles.com

  24. Macrobench and Microbench • NOT cheap • GREAT alingment • GREAT for optics • Different sizes available www.linos.com

  25. Dexion • Easy to use • Not very structural • Not as “pretty” as other options www.dexion.com

  26. REFERENCES • BEST DESIGN TEXTBOOK EVER! • Mechanical Engineering Design by Joseph Shigley and Charles Mischke • Design Website • pergatory.mit.edu/2.007 • Parts/Info • www.mcmaster.com • www.parker.com/SG • www.MKprofiles.com • www.linos.com • www.dexion.com

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